There are many discussions on whether not Farmer drones are good for farmers or bad. Some people might think they are spying on us. Other people believe that Farmer drones can be very useful and a quicker way to farm. The FFA is coming up with a lot of regulations for the use of these drones. Do you agree with the use of these drones or do you disagree with the use of the Farmer drones?
My Opinion
In my own opinion, I believe that using farm drones would be cheaper and more advanced. I also believe that using these Farmer drones could help benefit your life as a farmer even more. The less money you use as a farmer can help you stock up on more crops. Farmer drones are more economical than paying a pilot to dust crops. They create less pollution and give farmers flexibility on when their crops are tended. Also, it's less work on yourself if you're using a farmer drone. Drones can be easier to manage and use for farmers.
Cons of Using Farmer Drones
If your drone was to crash and break they are very technical to fix and costs a lot of money to do so. Another bad thing about Farming drones is that they don't have that long flight time. The average flight time for a drone is around 20 minutes to an hour. That also means that not much of your land will be fertilized in between that time. Also, you would have to buy more than one drone cause what are you going to do while your drone is charging. That takes time out of the farmer's day that he could be fertilizing his crops. Also dependent on limited airspace because of rage control is also a bad thing. It's bad cause you will only get some of your crops fertilized while the other parts of your field don't.
How Using Drones can be Beneficial
Checking Crops. Drones can fly over your crops to see if they are too wet, dry, infested with pests, or diseased. An Idaho-based business uses a very light drone to watch over the fields of crops to see if there are any areas of the crop field that aren’t doing that good as other spots.
Tracking animals. The drones are capable of locating and tracking a herd of cattle. They are also efficient and gentle when it comes to needing to move the cattle in a different direction. Drones are also useful to the livestock of the farm because you can count and make sure you didn’t lose an animal. If you were to lose an animal of the herd it would be easy to find it and get it back where it belongs with the drones.
In conclusion, I believe that drones should be used cause they are a multipurpose tool you can use for your crops and the livestock on your farm.